diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts.js b/src/controllers/accounts.js
index 5a7679d93d..2a067993b6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts.js
@@ -27,6 +27,85 @@ function userNotAllowed(res) {
 	} 
 }
 
+function getUserDataByUserSlug(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
+	user.getUidByUserslug(userslug, function(err, uid) {
+		if(err || !uid) {
+			return callback(err || new Error('invalid-user'));
+		}
+
+		async.parallel({
+			userData : function(next) {
+				user.getUserData(uid, next);
+			},
+			userSettings : function(next) {
+				user.getSettings(uid, next);
+			},
+			isAdmin : function(next) {
+				user.isAdministrator(callerUID, next);
+			},
+			followStats: function(next) {
+				user.getFollowStats(uid, next);
+			},
+			ips: function(next) {
+				user.getIPs(uid, 4, next);
+			}
+		}, function(err, results) {
+			if(err || !results.userData) {
+				return callback(err || new Error('invalid-user'));
+			}
+
+			var userData = results.userData;
+			var userSettings = results.userSettings;
+			var isAdmin = results.isAdmin;
+			var self = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(userData.uid, 10);
+
+			userData.joindate = utils.toISOString(userData.joindate);
+			if(userData.lastonline) {
+				userData.lastonline = utils.toISOString(userData.lastonline);
+			} else {
+				userData.lastonline = userData.joindate;
+			}
+
+			if (!userData.birthday) {
+				userData.age = '';
+			} else {
+				userData.age = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(userData.birthday).getTime()) / 31536000000);
+			}
+
+			function canSeeEmail() {
+				return ;
+			}
+
+			if (!(isAdmin || self || (userData.email && userSettings.showemail))) {
+				userData.email = "";
+			}
+
+			if (self && !userSettings.showemail) {
+				userData.emailClass = "";
+			} else {
+				userData.emailClass = "hide";
+			}
+
+			if (isAdmin || self) {
+				userData.ips = results.ips;
+			}
+
+			userData.websiteName = userData.website.replace('http://', '').replace('https://', '');
+			userData.banned = parseInt(userData.banned, 10) === 1;
+			userData.uid = userData.uid;
+			userData.yourid = callerUID;
+			userData.theirid = userData.uid;
+
+			userData.disableSignatures = meta.config.disableSignatures !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableSignatures, 10) === 1;
+
+			userData.followingCount = results.followStats.followingCount;
+			userData.followerCount = results.followStats.followerCount;
+
+			callback(null, userData);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
 accountsController.getAccount = function(req, res, next) {
 	var callerUID = req.user ? parseInt(req.user.uid, 10) : 0;
 
diff --git a/src/routes/user.js b/src/routes/user.js
index 5c7edd12a6..1c9c0e2894 100644
--- a/src/routes/user.js
+++ b/src/routes/user.js
@@ -286,85 +286,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 			
 		}
 
-		function getUserDataByUserSlug(userslug, callerUID, callback) {
-
-			user.getUidByUserslug(userslug, function(err, uid) {
-				if(err || !uid) {
-					return callback(err || new Error('invalid-user'));
-				}
-
-				async.parallel({
-					userData : function(next) {
-						user.getUserData(uid, next);
-					},
-					userSettings : function(next) {
-						user.getSettings(uid, next);
-					},
-					isAdmin : function(next) {
-						user.isAdministrator(callerUID, next);
-					},
-					followStats: function(next) {
-						user.getFollowStats(uid, next);
-					},
-					ips: function(next) {
-						user.getIPs(uid, 4, next);
-					}
-				}, function(err, results) {
-					if(err || !results.userData) {
-						return callback(err || new Error('invalid-user'));
-					}
-
-					var userData = results.userData;
-					var userSettings = results.userSettings;
-					var isAdmin = results.isAdmin;
-					var self = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(userData.uid, 10);
-
-					userData.joindate = utils.toISOString(userData.joindate);
-					if(userData.lastonline) {
-						userData.lastonline = utils.toISOString(userData.lastonline);
-					} else {
-						userData.lastonline = userData.joindate;
-					}
-
-					if (!userData.birthday) {
-						userData.age = '';
-					} else {
-						userData.age = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(userData.birthday).getTime()) / 31536000000);
-					}
-
-					function canSeeEmail() {
-						return ;
-					}
-
-					if (!(isAdmin || self || (userData.email && userSettings.showemail))) {
-						userData.email = "";
-					}
-
-					if (self && !userSettings.showemail) {
-						userData.emailClass = "";
-					} else {
-						userData.emailClass = "hide";
-					}
-
-					if (isAdmin || self) {
-						userData.ips = results.ips;
-					}
-
-					userData.websiteName = userData.website.replace('http://', '').replace('https://', '');
-					userData.banned = parseInt(userData.banned, 10) === 1;
-					userData.uid = userData.uid;
-					userData.yourid = callerUID;
-					userData.theirid = userData.uid;
-
-					userData.disableSignatures = meta.config.disableSignatures !== undefined && parseInt(meta.config.disableSignatures, 10) === 1;
-
-					userData.followingCount = results.followStats.followingCount;
-					userData.followerCount = results.followStats.followerCount;
-
-					callback(null, userData);
-				});
-			});
-		}
+		
 	};
 
 }(exports));